1978: Egypt

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After seeming to founder earlier in the year, Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat's peace initiative surprisingly bore fruit in the Camp David agreements this September. An overall Middle East peace was in no way ensured by the accords, signed by Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and U.S.... ...